British Journal of Sociology Conference 2026 The BJS conference at LSE will showcase cutting-edge research from across the discipline of sociology.

Looking forward to seeing a few papers at the BJS conference. Alway a chance that I might learn something new. #sociology www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...

That Drunken Hegseth song - I think we could be waiting a long time for cultural appropriation claims #Irish

‘Yes, we can’: a blueprint for a clean economy and healthy society As oil and gas markets face crisis, an influential economist sets out a path to a more efficient, prosperous and sustainable world.

“Yes we can.”
A review in @nature.com by Andrew Macintosh explores Nick Stern’s book - 'The Growth Story of the 21st Century' (@lsepress.bsky.social) making an optimistic case for climate action, economic growth and a cleaner more prosperous global economy. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Absolutely disastrous news for Nigel Farage and the GB News business model

A HUGE, narrative-breaking moment for the UK car market

New EVs are now cheaper than petrol cars on average, says Autotrader

Last yr CCC said price parity was due by 2028 – and it's already here

And EVs are already MUCH cheaper to run than petrol

European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp Governments want to move away from “platforms over which we have no control,” says Dutch minister.

🚨🚨Welcome news: European governments are getting #WhatsApp and #Signal out of their system in a move which is part of Europe's search for alternatives to American technology, sparked by fears of being strategically dependent on Washington. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Cryptic.

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Meaning?

✍️ Apply to our ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!

The European Institute is looking to support a Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2026/27 academic year.

🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 June, 23.59 (UK time)

👉 Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/resea...

If Trump thinks the pope is too woke and soft on crime wait til he hears about Jesus

Oxfam: Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon’s Water Sources Echo Gaza Genocide Israel is destroying water and sanitation infrastructure in Lebanon, echoing a genocidal tactic it used in Gaza as part of its attempt to destroy the civilian population, Oxfam has said.​

novaramedia.com/2026/03/27/o...

Lies of Silence When Michael Dillon is ordered by the IRA to park his car in the carpark of a Belfast hotel, he is faced with a moral choice which leaves him absolutely nowhere to turn. He knows that he is planting a bomb that would kill and maim dozens of people. But he also knows that if he doesn't, his wife will be killed. See also: Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane

So enjoyed this Brian Moore page turner that the wife has now started it. Strongly recommended www.penguin.co.uk/books/354553...

Reimagining the Future of Ireland | Colm Tóibín Two writers from different parts and traditions of the island argue with each other and themselves about the advantages and disadvantages of Irish unification.

Read Colm Tóibín's review of 'For and against a united Ireland' by @sjamcbride.bsky.social and
@fotoole.bsky.social in the @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

@arinsproject.bsky.social
@undpress.bsky.social

Featuring an Oscar winning performance by the always good, sometimes brilliant, and occasionally sublime Denzel. 😎

Thanks. Good to know.

Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology The Swedish Institute for Social research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia

Last chance to apply for our Postdoc in Sociology at SOFI!
Deadline: 13 April 2026
Read more and apply: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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🎓️ We're hiring an LSE Fellow in Qualitative Methods

We are seeking to appoint an individual with established research interests and teaching experience in qualitative methods🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Applications close👉️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

The US Administration is implementing its $100,000 tax on entry by high-skill foreign workers.

It's by far the largest tariff on services trade in history.

A single document has emerged to make the Administration's economic case for the tax. Incredibly, it is packed with basic, large errors.

🧵—>

Results like these would mean any other industry would be shut down. @wsc.co.uk ⚽️

Niche French humour?
#Easter #Christianity

Grievance studies - exams coming soon.

Is everything better in Europe or in the United States?

Let me add to this clickbait: ‘He was a much maligned man’ - Richard Harris, Limerick. www.imdb.com/title/tt0065...

Legitimacy in the Repertoire of Contention: How Black Lives Matter Activists Justify Riots - Qualitative Sociology Legitimacy is an overlooked precondition for a tactic’s availability within social movement repertoires. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 37 Movement for Black Lives activists in Minneapolis...

New paper by Dr Mathis Ebbinghaus in @qualsoc.bsky.social ✍️

Based on interviews with Black Lives Matter activists, it traces a 3-step process through which riots are legitimised - and argues that this legitimation work shapes what tactics become “available” ⬇️

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Minimum wage increases did not lead to job losses - ESRI A new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that recent increases to the minimum wage did not lead to low-paid workers losing their jobs.

More evidence to show that raising the minimum wage does not lead to job losses #work
‘Minimum wage increases did not lead to job losses’ - ESRI www.rte.ie/news/busines...

I’ve been thinking about how inequality in the UK has if anything declined in recent years and yet the perception seems to be that it’s going up. This IFS charts offers a clue as to why ifs.org.uk/living-stand...

Italy have not been to a World Cup since the refs were given vanishing spray to stop defenders encroaching at free kicks 🤔

Race Report: Sewell Commission Couldn’t Find Something It Wasn’t Looking For The methodology used by the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities excluded the possibility of finding that differences in outcomes are the result of race, says Jonathan Portes

The report of the Commission on Ethnic and Racial Disparities (the "Sewell Report") was published 5 years ago today. I wrote this then:

"It is almost impossible to find a topic on which someone with acknowledged expertise has not demolished the report’s analysis"

bylinetimes.com/2021/04/09/r...

🤩 Actual forty-seven minute documentary about the harm done to universities in Australia!! iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2603...

FORTY-SEVEN MINUTE DEEP-DIVE! 🤩

Is the tide turning? Are people finally taking this seriously? Can we also have one about #UKHE, @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social? #SaveHE